To tell you what happened. 38 46 couldnt see down the road couldnt see past the hood of the truck, we tried getting off, couldnt get off because the truck stop was full major detour. Whiteout conditions shut down a main route through the state. What forced crews to put up barricades and when it will be safe to travel again. Vote two. New hampshire gets set for a day in the political spotlight. Hear why all eyes are on one small town this morning. Its tuesday february 9th. Today first on 13. A des moines neighborhood is waking up to tragedy this morning. Overnight officials fought down were learning those flames were deadly. It started just before one am when police were called to a house in the 25 hundred block of 59th street. Channel 13s josh nguyen joins us now live at the scene. Fire started in the back of the house at 2500 59th street in des moines. Police responded because of fire, tried to communicate with him, he wouldnt come out, they had to get back. Fire started responding. F
Leading us to a very chilly night with lows dropping into the low single digits. Wednesday there is a quick clipper that will swing through the and early afternoon that should give us a ranging from a couple inches. Were still cold the rest of the week but we will warm back to the 20s by thursday and friday. Valentines day as of now still looks to be fairly cold with snow possible, but luckily next week we are still expecting a warming trend. Elias lets get into the morning. Elias the Winter Weather hitting north and central iowa forced the Iowa Department of transportation and state patrol to close down interstate 35 between ames and clear lake. As we can see this morning. This is looking at the northbound lanes of the interstate. High winds and snowy weather left visibility poor, leading to Car Accidents. The roadway some stranded in ames, and officials have also warned against using sections of highway 69, which runs parallel to the interstate. Sabrina in the number two spot this mo
Lighter wind. Sunday a us back in the 50s, and back into the 40s week. We are looking dry through the weekend and even week. Sabrina lets get into the sabrina lets get into the top five this morning. Sabrina a big day for iowa wrestling, as today starts traditional matches in the state tournament going on in the Wells Fargo Arena. This is the 96th year for the event, which draws hundreds of athletes, coaches, parents, and fans to downtown des moines. Expect lots more traffic both on the roads and sidewalks. Visit ors should also be aware that sections of the skywalk are closed due to construction of center hotel. Elias in the number two spot this morning. Elias athletes, Athletic Directors, and parents arent just talking about the action on the mat. A proposed senate bill is also getting attention during the wrestling tournament. The legislation would call for an athletic trainer be present at every varsity home teams game involving collision sports. One part of the bill that has some
Conditions and hazardous travel were widespread. Some likely still impact roads since the strong winds will stay in place and that light snow hasnt been able today will be very the mid to upper teens and wind chills below zero for most of the day. Overnight tonight well see a lot less cloud cover and wind leading us to a very chilly night with lows single digits. Wednesday there is a quick clipper that will swing through the state in the morning and early afternoon that should give us a light snow with totals ranging from a couple tenths to about 2 inches. Were still cold the rest of the week but we will warm back to the 20s by thursday and friday. Valentines day as of now still looks to be fairly cold with snow possible, but luckily next week we are still expecting a warming trend. Elias lets get into the top five this morning. The winter north and forced the Iowa Department of and state patrol to close down interstate 35 between ames and clear lake. As we can see this morning. This i
Advice for drying out. Eric and a new plan to take on terrorism. What 34 muslim nations are doing to fight back against isis. Youre watching kcci eight news. Elizabeth also today, its toys for tots tuesday. We really want to make sure every child has a happy holiday, so were sweetening the deal today with free food and fun all day long in exchange for your donations. Well tell you how to help out ahead. Good morning everyone and welcome back on this tuesday, december 15th. Im elizabeth klinge. Eric im eric hanson. The big news this morning is its not raining. Metinka thats right, the weather has settled down the so and you wont have to worry about toys getting wet. We have cold temperatures so grab a warmer coat. We expect the breeze to increase maybe your travels are taking you toward council bluffs, watch for changing visibilitys with fog developing. There really shouldnt be any big headaches. A chance for drizzle by the evening commute and overnight. It might change over to flurries